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session 1564, Minutes February 24, 1992 Page 4 which are attached to the pennanent minutes am made a part of the record. He noted there were a number of areas where expe.rrlitures may be reduced, but there were also accounts which were ewer budget because of price increases, equipment breakdown, etc. In addition, sane revenue estimates have been re- duced because of the recession, i.e., sales, cigarette, motor vehicle am gasoline taxes. He added that the contingency acx::ount of $30,000 has been used completely, in addition to $11,000 from prior years' revenue. Mr. Wagner moved approval of the budget transfers. Mr. Adams secorrled the motion, which carried unanilrously. PERSONNEL REroRl' '!he Personnel report for the week errling February 22, 1992, was received am ordered filed. CITIZEN cn1MENTS Mr. Stanley Harris, 640 Vassar, was very concen1ed about the large number of new tax issues being ProPO:Sed for st. Louis area citizens, saying he felt many people could not afford any new taxes. In regard to the report from the Task Force on Resource ConseI:Vation, he ccmnen:led the group for all the work they did but questioned the marrlatory provision, suggesting the City did not have the necessary enforcement capability to carry that through. He felt the City's current recycling program was gocx:l am could be increased on a volun- tary level, am that residents should not be asked to pay more money for a marrlatory program. Mayor Majerus said copies of the Task Force report will be available to read in the Public Library. She noted that the report will not be implemented in the next few weeks, but is long range planning that will be studied in great detail before any changes are made. Mr. Adams said the state Isgislature has marrlated that refuse going to the lamfill must be reduced 40% by 1998, am there will be insPectors at the state level ensuring that improper items do not go into the larrlfill. He said any state-i.nposed fines on cities for infractions will have to be paid by the residents of those cities. He noted that the state marrlate was the reason the Task Force was created in the first place. He did not believe such a comprehensive program could be done on a voluntary basis because the level of participation would be too low. Mr. Lee A. Tyson, 7347 Trenton, said he was upset about remarks attributed to the Mayor in SUrrlay's Citizen Jomnal in response to Mrs. '!hompson's state- ment that she might not support the school tax increase unless she got cer- tain infonnation from the School Board. He said Mrs. '!hompson was resporrling to a request from his wife am himself, am they felt the Mayor's response was not appropriate. Mrs. Marian P. Tyson, 7347 Trenton, said she was enraged when she saw the newspaper article, am that an elected official does not have the right to tell another elected official what to say. She saw nothing wrong with Mrs.